ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Angola
Angola: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,230 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Angola, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Angola recorded 4,230 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Angola ranks 10th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Angola, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,726 1000 No | — |
| 2020 | 5,142 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 5,251 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 5,072 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,804 1000 No | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 4,230 1000 No | -11.9% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 4,230 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Angola's 4,230 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,967 1000 No, 2.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,726 1000 No | 4,726 1000 No | 4,726 1000 No | 1 |
| 2020s | 4,900 1000 No | 4,230 1000 No | 5,251 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More economy & growth data for Angola
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7535 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 125.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 203.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 29.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Angola?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Angola was 4,230 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 5,251 1000 No in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,230 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Angola ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.